ORBIS International is an international non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to saving sight worldwide. Since 1982, ORBIS mainly focus on the prevention of blindness and the treatment of blinding eye diseases in developing countries.

New US study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, discovered a link between certain diabetic drugs and increased risk of diabetic macular edema (DME), a sever vision threatening complication which inflamed retina.

Almost 100,000 people in United States are suffering from blindness due disease like retinitis pigmentosa. It is a hereditary disease that disable the photoreceptor cells- rods and cones, these cells helps to adjust in dim and bright light.

A group of California University researchers claimed to have developed a new artificial retina to treat major eye diseases like macular degeneration at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), in San Francisco this week. This 60-pixel retina is claimed to be more realistic future treatment then the stem cell therapy. The team of the researchers are however, gunning for a system with a resolution of 1000 pixels.

Lasik- the five letter word is the answer to many eye problems. For some, it is the magic password to live a life free from glasses or contacts. It is a very popular surgery worldwide.But have you ever wondered how far the surgery serves the necessity? Do the eye centers use the surgery as a profit tool?